Australian junior exploration floats, 2001-06, and their implications for IPOs

Resources Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 159-182

  Kreuzer, Oliver P ^a,b,c   Etheridge, Michael A ^a,d   Guj, Pietro ^b,c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Tectonex GeoConsultants Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian securities exchange (ASX); Capital structure; Initial public offering (IPO); Junior mineral exploration company; Performance; Strategy

Indexed keywords

INVESTMENTS; OPERATING COSTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES EXCHANGE; INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING;

MINERAL EXPLORATION;

CAPITAL; CORPORATE STRATEGY; EXPENDITURE; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALS INDUSTRY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 38049147931     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2007.08.001     Document Type: Article

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